SCOTTISH STATUTORY INSTRUMENTS

2019 No. 222

ROAD TRAFFIC

The North East Trunk Roads (Temporary Prohibitions of Traffic and Overtaking and Temporary Speed Restrictions) (No. 6) Order 2019

Made - - - - 20th June 2019 Coming into force - - 1st July 2019

The Scottish Ministers make the following Order in exercise of the powers conferred by sections 2(1) and (2), 4(1) and 14(1)(a) and (4) of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984( a) and all other powers enabling them to do so.

In accordance with section 14(1) of that Act, they are satisfied that the traffic on the lengths of road specified in the schedule should be restricted or prohibited because works are being or are proposed to be executed on or near those lengths of road.

In accordance with section 14(3) of that Act, they have had regard to the existence of alternative routes suitable for the traffic which will be affected by this Order.

Citation, commencement and cessation 1. This Order may be cited as the North East Scotland Trunk Roads (Temporary Prohibitions of Traffic and Overtaking and Temporary Speed Restrictions) (No. 6) Order 2019, comes into force on 1 July 2019 and ceases to have effect on 1 October 2019.

Prohibition on use of a road 2. No person may use, or permit the use of, any vehicle on a length of road, or part or parts of a length of road, specified in the schedule when a prohibition is identified as applying to that length of road, or a part or parts of that length of road, by means of a traffic sign of the type described in item 8 (diagram 7105 – position of barrier to mark length of road closed or to guide traffic past an obstruction) of the sign table in Part 6 of schedule 13 of the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016( b).

(a) 1984 c.27; section 2(1) and (2) were amended by the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991 (c.22), schedule 8, paragraph 18 and section 14 was substituted by the Road Traffic (Temporary Restrictions) Act 1991 (c.26), section 1(1) and schedule 1. The Scottish Ministers are the traffic authority by virtue of section 121A of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984 (inserted by the New Roads and Street Works Act 1991, schedule 8, paragraph 70 and amended by S.I. 2001/1400) as read with section 151(1) of the Roads (Scotland) Act 1984 (c.54) (relevantly amended by S.I. 2001/1400). The functions of the Secretary of State were transferred to the Scottish Ministers by section 53 of the Scotland Act 1998 (c.46). (b) S.I. 2016/362. Prohibition on overtaking 3. —(1) No person may use, or permit the use of, any vehicle in such a way that it overtakes any other moving vehicle on a length of road, or a part or parts of a length of road, specified in the schedule when a prohibition is identified as applying to that length of road, or a part or parts of that length of road, by means of a traffic sign of the type described in item 5 (diagram 632 – no overtaking) of the sign table in Part 2 of schedule 3 of the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016. (2) “Other moving vehicle” does not include a cycle, motor cycle, tricycle or any other vehicle not being a motor vehicle in accordance with section 140 of the Road Traffic Regulation Act 1984( a).

Speed restriction 4. —(1) No person may use, or permit the use of, any vehicle on a length of road, or a part or parts of a length of road, specified in column 1 of the tables in Parts 2 and 3 of the schedule at a speed exceeding that specified in the corresponding entry in column 2 of the relevant table when a restriction is identified as applying to that length of road, or a part or parts of that length of road, by means of a traffic sign of the type described in item 1 (diagram 670 – maximum speed limit in mph) of the sign table in Part 2 of schedule 10 of the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016. (2) When this paragraph applies, no person may use, or permit the use of, any vehicle on a length of road, or a part or parts of a length of road, specified in column 1 of the table in Part 3 of the schedule at a speed exceeding 10 miles per hour when that restriction is identified as applying to that length of road, or a part or parts of that length of road, by means of a traffic sign of the type described in item 1 (diagram 670 – maximum speed limit in mph) of the sign table in Part 2 of schedule 10 of the Traffic Signs Regulations and General Directions 2016. (3) Paragraph (2) applies when convoy working is in operation and indicated by one or more of the traffic signs of the types described in: (a) item 34 (diagram 7025 – vehicles to be escorted through road works ahead), item 35 (diagram 7026 – explanation of reason for escorting vehicles in convoys) and item 36 (diagram 7029 – convoy vehicles no overtaking) of the sign table in Part 6 of schedule 13, and (b) item 58 (diagram 7011 – point beyond which vehicular traffic must not proceed when required to stop) of the sign table in Part 2 of schedule 14.

Exemptions 5. No prohibition imposed by this Order applies to vehicles being used in an emergency for fire brigade, ambulance, police or coastguard purposes or a vehicle while being used for carrying out the works. 6. No speed restriction imposed by this Order applies to— (a) vehicles falling within regulation 3(4) of the Road Traffic Exemptions (Special Forces) (Variation and Amendment) Regulations 2011( b) when used in accordance with regulation 3(5) of those Regulations, or

(a) Section 140 was amended by the Road Traffic (Consequential Provisions) Act 1988 (c.54), schedule 3, paragraph 25(9). (b) S.I. 2011/935.

2 (b) vehicles being used in an emergency for coastguard purposes.

D LAIRD A member of the staff of the Scottish Ministers Buchanan House, Glasgow 20th June 2019

3 SCHEDULE Articles 2, 3 and 4 SPECIFIED LENGTHS OF ROAD

PART 1

1 Description of particular lengths of road 1. That length of the M9/A9 Edinburgh – Stirling – Thurso Trunk Road being the northbound on slip road leading from the junction with the A824 at , a distance of 330 metres or thereby. 2. That length of the M9/A9 Edinburgh – Stirling – Thurso Trunk Road being the northbound off slip road leading to the junction with the A824 at Aberuthven, a distance of 200 metres or thereby. 3. That length of the M9/A9 Edinburgh – Stirling – Thurso Trunk Road being the northbound off slip road leading to the junction with the A824 at , a distance of 185 metres or thereby. 4. That length of the M9/A9 Edinburgh – Stirling – Thurso Trunk Road being the northbound off slip road leading to the A822 at Greenloaning, a distance of 435 metres or thereby. 5. That length of the M9/A9 Edinburgh – Stirling – Thurso Trunk Road being the southbound on slip road from the A822 at Greenloaning, a distance of 215 metres or thereby. 6. That length of the M90/A90/A9000 Edinburgh – Fraserburgh Trunk Road being the northbound off slip road at Barnhill Interchange, a distance of 320 metres or thereby. 7. That length of the M90/A90/A9000 Edinburgh – Fraserburgh Trunk Road being the northbound on slip road at Barnhill Interchange, a distance of 440 metres or thereby. 8. That length of the M90/A90/A9000 Edinburgh – Fraserburgh Trunk Road being the southbound off slip road leading to Barnhill Interchange, a distance of 430 metres or thereby. 9. That length of the M90/A90/A9000 Edinburgh – Fraserburgh Trunk Road from its junction with the Fraserburgh Roundabout northwards to its junction with the A98 in Fraserburgh, a distance of 1.7 kilometres or thereby.

PART 2

1 2 Description of particular lengths of road Speed restriction 10. That length of the M9/A9 Edinburgh – Stirling – Thurso Trunk Road 50 being the northbound and southbound carriageways from its junction with Broxden Roundabout, Perth, southwards to its junction with Keir Roundabout, Stirling, a distance of 40.03 kilometres or thereby. 11. That length of the M90/A90/A9000 Edinburgh – Fraserburgh Trunk 50 Road being the northbound and southbound carriageways from Junction 3 Halbeath Grade Separated Interchange, northwards to the junction with the northbound on slip road at Junction 11 Barnhill Interchange, Perth, a distance of 40.6 kilometres or thereby. 12. That length of the M90/A90/A9000 Edinburgh – Fraserburgh Trunk 50 Road being the northbound and southbound carriageways from its junction with Broxden Roundabout southwards to Craigend Interchange, a distance of 4.2 kilometres or thereby. 13. That length of the M90/A90/A9000 Edinburgh – Fraserburgh Trunk 50 Road being the northbound off slip road at Junction 8 Arlary, a distance

4 1 2 Description of particular lengths of road Speed restriction of 1.4 kilometres or thereby. 14. That length of the M90/A90/A9000 Edinburgh – Fraserburgh Trunk 50 Road being the southbound on slip road at Junction 8 Arlary, a distance of 650 metres or thereby. 15. That length of the M90/A90/A9000 Edinburgh – Fraserburgh Trunk 50 Road being the northbound and southbound carriageways from its junction with the Myrekirk Road Dundee, southwards to the Inchmichael Grade Separated Interchange, a distance of 13.08 kilometres or thereby 16. That length of the M90/A90/A9000 Edinburgh – Fraserburgh Trunk 50 Road being the northbound and southbound carriageways from its junction with the A928 Kirriemuir Junction, southwards to its junction with the A92/A972 Kirkcaldy – Dundee Trunk Road at Forfar Road Junction, Dundee, a distance of 7.77 kilometres or thereby. 17. That length of the M90/A90/A9000 Edinburgh – Fraserburgh Trunk 50 Road being the northbound and southbound carriageways from its junction with the U89K Auquorthies Road to the northbound off slip road at Portlethen, a distance of 7.99 kilometres or thereby. 18. That length of the A92/A972 Kirkcaldy – Dundee Trunk Road being 50 the northbound and southbound carriageways from its junction with Redhouse Roundabout, Kirkcaldy, northwards to its junction with A912 New Inn Roundabout, a distance of 10.62 kilometres or thereby.

PART 3

1 2 Description of particular lengths of road Speed restriction 19. That length of the M9/A9 Edinburgh – Stirling – Thurso Trunk Road 30 being the northbound and southbound carriageways from its junction with Broxden Roundabout, Perth, southwards to its junction with Keir Roundabout, Stirling, a distance of 40.03 kilometres or thereby. 20. That length of the M9/A9 Edinburgh – Stirling – Thurso Trunk Road 30 being the northbound off slip road at the Road Grade Separated Junction, Perth, a distance of 325 metres or thereby. 21. That length of the M9/A9 Edinburgh – Stirling – Thurso Trunk Road 30 being the northbound off slip road at Loaninghead Grade Separated Junction, a distance of 315 metres or thereby. 22. That length of the M9/A9 Edinburgh – Stirling – Thurso Trunk Road 30 being the northbound on slip road at Loaninghead Grade Separated Junction, a distance of 455 metres or thereby. 23. That length of the M9/A9 Edinburgh – Stirling – Thurso Trunk Road 30 being the southbound on slip road at Loaninghead Grade Separated Junction, a distance of 550 metres or thereby. 24. That length of the M9/A9 Edinburgh – Stirling – Thurso Trunk Road 30 being the southbound off slip road at Loaninghead Grade Separated Junction, a distance of 450 metres or thereby. 25. That length of the M9/A9 Edinburgh – Stirling – Thurso Trunk Road 30 being the southbound off and on slip road at the Queen Victoria School Grade Separated Junction at , a distance of 620 metres or thereby. 26. That length of the M9/A9 Edinburgh – Stirling – Thurso Trunk Road 30 being the northbound off and on slip road at the Queen Victoria School

5 1 2 Description of particular lengths of road Speed restriction Grade Separated Junction at Dunblane, a distance of 400 metres or thereby. 27. That length of the M9/A9 Edinburgh – Stirling – Thurso Trunk Road 30 being the southbound off slip road leading to the A820 at Dunblane, a distance of 435 metres or thereby. 28. That length of the M9/A9 Edinburgh – Stirling – Thurso Trunk Road 30 being the southbound on slip road leading from the A820 at Dunblane, a distance of 550 metres or thereby. 29. That length of the M9/A9 Edinburgh – Stirling – Thurso Trunk Road 30 being the northbound off slip road leading to the A820 at Dunblane, a distance of 500 metres or thereby. 30. That length of the M9/A9 Edinburgh – Stirling – Thurso Trunk Road 30 being the northbound on slip road leading from the A820 at Dunblane, a distance of 425 metres or thereby. 31. That length of the M90/A90 /A9000 Edinburgh – Fraserburgh Trunk 30 Road being the southbound on slip road from the junction with the A912 Edinburgh Road, Perth to the junction with the Perth Southern Bypass, a distance of 600 metres or thereby. 32. That length of the M90/A90/A9000 Edinburgh – Fraserburgh Trunk 30 Road being the northbound off slip road to the Perth Southern Bypass and the A912 at Perth, a distance of 1.98 kilometres or thereby. 33. That length of the M90/A90/A9000 Edinburgh – Fraserburgh Trunk 30 Road being the northbound slip road from the Perth Southern Bypass, Perth, in a general northward direction to its junction with the M90/A90/A9000 Edinburgh – Fraserburgh Trunk Road at Friarton Bridge, Perth, a distance of 890 metres or thereby. 34. That length of the M90/A90/A9000 Edinburgh – Fraserburgh Trunk 30 Road being the southbound on slip road at Kelty Grade Separated Junction, a distance of 335 metres or thereby. 35. That length of the M90/A90/A9000 Edinburgh – Fraserburgh Trunk 30 Road being the northbound on slip road at Kelty Grade Separated Junction, a distance of 350 metres or thereby. 36. That length of the M90/A90/A9000 Edinburgh – Fraserburgh Trunk 30 Road being the southbound off slip road at Kelty Grade Separated Junction, a distance of 335 metres or thereby. 37. That length of the M90/A90/A9000 Edinburgh – Fraserburgh Trunk 30 Road being the northbound off slip road at Kelty Grade Separated Junction, a distance of 500 metres or thereby. 38. That length of the M90/A90/A9000 Edinburgh – Fraserburgh Trunk 30 Road being the southbound on slip road at Gairneybridge Grade Separated Junction, a distance of 450 metres or thereby. 39. That length of the M90/A90/A9000 Edinburgh – Fraserburgh Trunk 30 Road being the northbound on slip road at Gairneybridge Grade Separated Junction, a distance of 430 metres or thereby. 40. That length of the M90/A90/A9000 Edinburgh – Fraserburgh Trunk 30 Road being the southbound off slip road at Gairneybridge Grade Separated Junction, a distance of 445 metres or thereby. 41. That length of the M90/A90/A9000 Edinburgh – Fraserburgh Trunk 30 Road being the northbound off slip road at Gairneybridge Grade Separated Junction, a distance of 400 metres or thereby. 42. That length of the M90/A90/A9000 Edinburgh – Fraserburgh Trunk 30 Road being the southbound on slip road at Grade Separated

6 1 2 Description of particular lengths of road Speed restriction Junction, a distance of 700 metres or thereby. 43. That length of the M90/A90/A9000 Edinburgh – Fraserburgh Trunk 30 Road being the northbound on slip road at Kinross Grade Separated Junction, a distance of 430 metres or thereby. 44. That length of the M90/A90/A9000 Edinburgh – Fraserburgh Trunk 30 Road being the southbound off slip road at Kinross Grade Separated Junction, a distance of 500 metres or thereby. 45. That length of the M90/A90/A9000 Edinburgh – Fraserburgh Trunk 30 Road being the northbound off slip road at Kinross Grade Separated Junction, a distance of 500 metres or thereby. 46. That length of the M90/A90/A9000 Edinburgh – Fraserburgh Trunk 30 Road being the southbound off slip road at Junction 7 , a distance of 360 metres or thereby. 47. That length of the M90/A90/A9000 Edinburgh – Fraserburgh Trunk 30 Road being the northbound on slip road at Junction 7 Milnathort, a distance of 600 metres or thereby. 48. That length of the M90/A90/A9000 Edinburgh – Fraserburgh Trunk 30 Road being the northbound off slip road at Junction 8 Arlary, a distance of 1.4 kilometres or thereby. 49. That length of the M90/A90/A9000 Edinburgh – Fraserburgh Trunk 30 Road being the southbound on slip road at Junction 8 Arlary, a distance of 650 metres or thereby. 50. That length of the M90/A90/A9000 Edinburgh – Fraserburgh Trunk 30 Road being the southbound on slip road at Junction 9 , a distance of 750 metres or thereby. 51. That length of the M90/A90/A9000 Edinburgh – Fraserburgh Trunk 30 Road being the northbound on slip road at Junction 9 Bridge of Earn, a distance of 610 metres or thereby. 52. That length of the M90/A90/A9000 Edinburgh – Fraserburgh Trunk 30 Road being the southbound off slip road at Junction 9 Bridge of Earn, a distance of 750 metres or thereby. 53. That length of the M90/A90/A9000 Edinburgh – Fraserburgh Trunk 30 Road being the northbound off slip road at Junction 9 Bridge of Earn, a distance of 540 metres or thereby. 54. That length of the M90/A90/A9000 Edinburgh – Fraserburgh Trunk 30 Road being the northbound and southbound carriageways from Junction 3 Halbeath Grade Separated Interchange, northwards to the junction with the northbound on slip road at Junction 11 Barnhill Interchange, Perth, a distance of 40.6 kilometres or thereby. 55. That length of the M90/A90/A9000 Edinburgh – Fraserburgh Trunk 30 Road being the northbound and southbound carriageways from its junction with Broxden Roundabout southwards to Craigend Interchange, a distance of 4.2 kilometres or thereby. 56. That length of the M90/A90/A9000 Edinburgh – Fraserburgh Trunk 30 Road being the northbound and southbound carriageways from its junction with the Myrekirk Road Dundee, southwards to the Inchmichael Grade Separated Interchange, a distance of 13.08 kilometres or thereby. 57. The M90/A90/A9000 Edinburgh – Fraserburgh Trunk Road from a 30 point at the southwest side of the roundabout situated at the junction of the M90/A90/A9000 Edinburgh – Fraserburgh Trunk Road and Myrekirk Road in an easterly direction, to the centre of the King’s Cross Grade separated Interchange, and junction with the B960 (Clepington Road)

7 1 2 Description of particular lengths of road Speed restriction Dundee, a distance of 3.35 kilometres or thereby. 58. The M90/A90/A9000 Edinburgh – Fraserburgh Trunk Road from a 30 point at the centre of the King’s Cross Grade Separated Interchange, and junction with the B960 (Clepington Road) Dundee in an easterly direction, to the immediate west side of the junction with the A92/A972 Kirkcaldy –Dundee Trunk Road (Kingsway) and the M90/A90/A9000 Edinburgh – Fraserburgh Trunk Road, a distance of 2.96 kilometres or thereby. 59. That length of the M90/A90/A9000 Edinburgh – Fraserburgh Trunk 30 Road being the northbound and southbound carriageways from its junction with the A928 Kirriemuir Junction, southwards to its junction with the A92/A972 Kirkcaldy – Dundee Trunk Road at Forfar Road Junction, Dundee, a distance of 7.77 kilometres or thereby. 60. That length of the M90/A90/A9000 Edinburgh – Fraserburgh Trunk 30 Road being the northbound and southbound carriageways from its junction with the U89K Auquorthies Road to the northbound off slip road at Portlethen, a distance of 7.99 kilometres or thereby. 61. That length of the M90/A90/A9000 Edinburgh – Fraserburgh Trunk 30 Road being the northbound and southbound carriageways from Middlefield Place Junction to Haudagain Roundabout, a distance of 600 metres or thereby. 62. That length of the A92 East Fife Regional Road being the northbound 30 off slip road at Cowdenbeath Grade Separated Junction, a distance of 450 metres or thereby. 63. That length of the A92 East Fife Regional Road being the northbound 30 on slip road at Cowdenbeath Grade Separated Junction, a distance of 480 metres or thereby. 64. That length of the A92 East Fife Regional Road being the 30 southbound off slip road at Cowdenbeath Grade Separated Junction, a distance of 500 metres or thereby. 65. That length of the A92 East Fife Regional Road being the 30 southbound on slip road at Cowdenbeath Grade Separated Junction, a distance of 510 metres or thereby. 66. That length of the A92 East Fife Regional Road being the northbound 30 off slip road at Lochgelly Grade Separated Junction, a distance of 460 metres or thereby. 67. That length of the A92 East Fife Regional Road being the northbound 30 on slip road at Lochgelly Grade Separated Junction, a distance of 450 metres or thereby. 68. That length of the A92 East Fife Regional Road being the 30 southbound off slip road at Lochgelly Grade Separated Junction, a distance of 450 metres or thereby. 69. That length of the A92 East Fife Regional Road being the 30 southbound on slip road at Lochgelly Grade Separated Junction, a distance of 490 metres or thereby. 70. That length of the A92 East Fife Regional Road being the northbound 30 off slip road at Chapel Grade Separated Junction, a distance of 450 metres or thereby. 71. That length of the A92 East Fife Regional Road being the northbound 30 on slip road at Chapel Grade Separated Junction, a distance of 460 metres or thereby. 72. That length of the A92 East Fife Regional Road being the 30

8 1 2 Description of particular lengths of road Speed restriction southbound off slip road at Chapel Grade Separated Junction, a distance of 460 metres or thereby. 73. That length of the A92 East Fife Regional Road being the 30 southbound on slip road at Chapel Grade Separated Junction, a distance of 460 metres or thereby. 74. That length of the A92/A972 Kirkcaldy – Dundee Trunk Road being 30 the northbound and southbound carriageways from its junction with Redhouse Roundabout, Kirkcaldy, northwards to its junction with A912 New Inn Roundabout, a distance of 10.62 kilometres or thereby. 75. That length of the A92/A972 Kirkcaldy – Dundee Trunk Road from 30 its junction with the A913 Parbroath Crossroads, northwards to its junction with the Tay Bridge Roundabout, Newport-on-Tay, a distance of 16.70 kilometres or thereby. 76. That length of the A96 Aberdeen – Inverness Trunk Road being the 30 northbound on slip road from the B977 at Kintore Grade Separated Junction, a distance of 440 metres or thereby. 77. That length of the A96 Aberdeen – Inverness Trunk Road being the 30 southbound off slip road to the B977 at Kintore Grade Separated Junction, a distance of 460 metres or thereby. 78. That length of the A96 Aberdeen – Inverness Trunk Road being the 30 northbound off slip road at Tavelty Grade Separated Junction, Kintore, a distance of 300 metres or thereby. 79. That length of the A96 Aberdeen – Inverness Trunk Road being the 30 northbound on slip road at Tavelty Grade Separated Junction, Kintore, a distance of 460 metres or thereby. 80. That length of the A96 Aberdeen – Inverness Trunk Road being the 30 southbound off slip road at Tavelty Grade Separated Junction, Kintore, a distance of 420 metres or thereby. 81. That length of the A96 Aberdeen – Inverness Trunk Road being the 30 southbound on slip road at Tavelty Grade Separated Junction, Kintore, a distance of 350 metre or thereby. 82. That length of the A96 Aberdeen – Inverness Trunk Road being the 30 eastbound and westbound carriageways from its junction with Auchmill Terrace, eastwards to its junction with the M90/A90/A9000 Edinburgh – Fraserburgh Trunk Road at Haudagain Roundabout, Aberdeen, a distance of 600 metres or thereby.

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